Steven Michaels

NW Freedom Corp. offers lease-to-own furniture, electronics and other household goods. It operates an Aaron's franchisee that owns and operates 17 stores in Oregon and Washington providing low-priced furniture, appliances, electronics, and computers for sale or lease. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Part of PROG Holdings, Inc., Prog Leasing LLC provides web-based lease-to-own financing programs for retailers. The private company is based in South Jordan, UT. The company was founded by Curtis L. Doman.

Aaron's LLC retails consumer electronics, computers, residential furniture, household appliances, and accessories. It engages in the lease ownership, lease and retail sale of products such as widescreen and liquid crystal display televisions, computers, living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, washers, dryers, and refrigerators. The company operates through the following business segments: Progressive Leasing, Aaron’s Business and Vive. The Progressive Leasing segment provides lease-purchase solutions on a variety of products, including furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattress, and automobile electronics and accessories. The Aaron’s Business segment offers furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories to consumers with a lease-to-own agreement. The Vive segment offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide retail partners. The company was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.